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Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 Now Available For Download

by Bla1ze on 2 Dec 2009 09:43 AM
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Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 Now Available For Download

It's been approximately four months since we last heard anything from Opera regarding their new Opera Mini 5 beta. At the time of release, Opera Mini 5 got off to a bit of a rocky start for some users after having looked at all the comments on the announcement post. This time around, beta 2 has been released andwhile the verdict is not out as of yet for the majority of users. I, myself am already having some issues with it on my BlackBerry Bold 9700 where it does not recognize the trackpad when being used as the "enter" key. You have to physically use the real enter in order to get it to register. In all fairness though, Opera did advise me that the 9700 was an untested device and may not work right. 

Opera Mini 5 beta 2 can be downloaded via your BlackBerry browser by heading to http://m.opera.com/next should you decide to grab it, be sure to leave some comments and let us know how it's working out for you.

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Posted by GetOnMahLevel Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

going to get it!!

 
 
Posted by cenloe Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Unless you are running a Storm. I tried 2 versions of this and neither worked for the Tour. Going back to Beta 1...

 
 
Posted by andy957 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Interesting. I am unable to install and use it on my Tour (4.7.1.40). So out of curiosity I just went to their website and checked out the compatibility matrix. If you select Blackberry, the list appears in numerical order, and there's the answer. The last one in the list is the 9530 - Storm 1 - so the Tour, Storm2, Bold2 9700, etc. apparently either were not tested or are not compatible.

Here's the link: http://www.opera.com/mini/download/blackberry/#active

 
 
Posted by cenloe Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I was able to get it onto my Tour, using the BBSAK method, and it works great! I was also able to pull the cod file from Beta 1 off of my wifes phone, now I just need to figure out what Im going to do with it.

 
 
Posted by specializ3dg Thursday, Dec 03, 2009 802 days ago

This sucks!!!

 
 
Posted by ShanMan77 Sunday, Dec 06, 2009 798 days ago

Cenloe, you are righ! I tried downloading this several times on my Tour & I wasnt pleased with the results..... Oh, well....

 
 
Posted by VJgamer Friday, Dec 04, 2009 800 days ago

This link will force the download of the version for 4.3 OS and it will work on the Tour and probably other non-touch 4.7 - 5.0 devices. (Tested on Tour with 5.0)

Shortened for comment: http://bit.ly/4pCz6k

Actual address:
http://m.opera.com/next/minibb.jad?
act=dl&tag=mini5bb&cert=&region=en&
rnd=1298360686&no_redir=no_redir&bbfw=4.3

Trackball does click, and it will move left and right!

 
 
Posted by weg220 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Not to be picky...the link NAME http://m.opera.com/net is missing the 'x' in next.

love this site

 
 
Posted by Kevin Michaluk Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

fixed :)

 
 
Posted by nfgloryman Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

i actually typed in net and it still brought me to the correct page lol

 
 
Posted by devGOD Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

installing now, hopefully beta 2 is less buggy.

1. Can't get past the EULA it won't Accept. come on now, really is this a joke or what.

2. Uninstalling, piece of crap. back to BB browser

 
 
Posted by Stang68 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

?

 
 
Posted by devGOD Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

8900 os 5.0.0.348
Just a thought maybe Opera should consider just releasing Opera 5 for the Storm only, because all there ads feature the Storm version and it appears only Storm owners are happy with the browser.

 
 
Posted by NCREDIBLE GARY Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

It works well on my Storm 9550! :)

 
 
Posted by Bodero Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Incredibly fast on my 9550. Wish they had support for the click screen though! (Am I the only one to wish that?)

 
 
Posted by artimusfulks Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I have a 9530, and I too wish the click worked. I like everything else though, looking good.

 
 
Posted by sokar42 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

While you picture shows a storm, the site, Detected a storm 9530, but not verified to run on this device. I'll try anyway...

 
 
Posted by BandDirector III Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Noticed you have to use the physical enter key on the Tour as well, it does not recognize clicking track ball

 
 
Posted by mfv Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Same issue on the Curve 8900. Forced to press the Enter key to confirm. Bah!

 
 
Posted by rajones19 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I also can't get past the EULA, and can't even properly exit the application because it will not recognize the trackball click on the confirmation button. Running 5.0.0.230 Hybrid 5.0v7.11 on a Tour; possibly an issue with the OS. Frustrating. If they fixed some of the glitches and weird navigation issues in the last release, this could be a decent browser.

 
 
Posted by rbracht Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I got past the EULA, but as soon as a went to some websites. It froze the phone.. I'm running 5.0.0.230 stock and ya.. Couldn't click down on the trackball to click on things. Imo opera needs to pack up and find something else to do for a living... Like maybe make coffee that doesn't taste like shit like there browser... Bad analogy I know, but still, makes my point clear

 
 
Posted by joford86 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Its my first time using any secondary browser then the BB browser. I think its absolutely phonemenal. I'm not sure what most ppl are use to. But for me it so much faster and the tabs are awesome. I got for the 9950 and I think its well worth it to try.

 
 
Posted by dwaynewilliams Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Is that a new device?

 
 
Posted by mainman1303 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I loved the first beta of this browser on my 9520...and the new beta2 so far works great!

 
 
Posted by mainman1303 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

And downloading OTA now redirects to the BB browser where as before it did nothing! Sweet!

 
 
Posted by des123 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Loads pages much faster then BB Browser thats a fact. Takes a little getting use to. I wouldn't call it "easier" then the BB Browser but if you wanting to load like myspace/facebook/ even the crackberry website ( not mobile version) Opera will render the page much much faster ...

 
 
Posted by ltrtiger Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

This beta give us back sync with desktop Opera?

 
 
Posted by syb0rg Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

[bold 9700] got past the TOS, went a web site and the track pad would pick up a left or right movement. did a battery pull and seeing what will happen....

locked up my entire phone.... deleting the application.

 
 
Posted by servanthands Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Same thing happened to me on my 9700 so deleting as well

 
 
Posted by mpscan Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Ditto, EXACTLY the same thing on my 9700. No left/right, and locked up my phone. Oh well. Opera 5 Beta 1 worked good though!

 
 
Posted by somuchgreater Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

donloading this as soon as i can :))))

 
 
Posted by gniko21 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Using Tour 9630, 4.7.1.57. Download went smoothly. Attempted to add Yahoo to my 'Speed Dial' page. After doing that the page froze and would not let me access any of the web pages there. In fact, I was not able to exit from the application by hitting the track ball, menu, back, or end key. Was able to do a switch app by holding the menu key down. Upon returning to my home page and trying to reenter the app, it would not respond. I did a battery pull (Quick Pull) and the app seems to be functioning propertly now. So far. :)

Still misbehaving on me. Attempted to log in to my Yahoo mail account and the app froze up on the log in page. Had a hard time exiting again and, once I did, I was not able to reenter the app. Although I'm liking the app and would definitely give it another try once the bugs get worked out. I'm gonna have to say bye bye for now and delete it.

 
 
Posted by DOWNS290 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

it would not let me scroll left or right with the track ball only up and down i am assuming you didnt have this problem?

 
 
Posted by gniko21 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago
 
 
Posted by gniko21 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Didn't get that far. Up and down worked fine.

 
 
Posted by Booie2k1 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

This is quite a nice little browser, that is very close to being a good replacement to the BB Browser.

All they need to really get working is the Click of the Track ball/pad and some small rendering issues. Heres to hoping RIM's new Webkit browser is at least as good as this.

 
 
Posted by leafs123 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

this is what happens when rim releases 5.0 for some and not for others...the beta responds differently on every phone

 
 
Posted by katiepea Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

But rim doesn't release operating systems :( , they have given carriers OS's for nearly ever BLACKBERRY made, even 5.0 for 8330, so quit blaming rim for compatibility issues

 
 
Posted by berryjunkie Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Using the the trackball to select accept doesn't work so I wasn't able to even drive Opera around the block for a spin.

 
 
Posted by BlackBerryr Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

When I click on the link, all I get is a page with text on it, no links for ota or anything... Can anyone help me? I got a 8900 with .348

 
 
Posted by oneshortsleeve Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Opera mini 5 = 2 steps forward (with the glitches)
Opera mini 5.2 = 10 steps back

 
 
Posted by JaeKar99 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

The virtual keyboard function appears to have been removed or moved... can't seem to find that. Speed is good and the install was painless.

 
 
Posted by jeutron Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

trackpad doesn't work on 9700 running 5.0.0.351. Can't find link on the opera site for beta 1, which was fantastic. Anyone know wan alternate download site?

 
 
Posted by gossett Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Just downloaded it and it's AMAZING. Truly. Not just a great browser but a great app. I hid my regular browser no if only we could set a different default. Highly recommended. Oh, storm 9530

 
 
Posted by sunrisepromo Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Just tried to download it to my Curve 8310 and the download failed... three times in a row. Oh, well...

 
 
Posted by leafs123 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

it seems that it works great on the storm but not trackball/trackpad devices

 
 
Posted by jeffmeden Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

Opera 5 mini beta ran great on my Storm 9530 except for the annoying bugs like the stuck backspace key and the chopping off of ends of strings seemingly at random. I am surprised it took them more than a day to fix the pretty obvious issues and release a perfect browser... I hope they didn't give themselves enough time to introduce more bugs. I am eagerly awaiting the download!

 
 
Posted by slater22 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I am going to get it and hopefully when I try to erase one letter it doesnt erase the whole input field like the current one :)

 
 
Posted by DOWNS290 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

I never used the opera browser but I had heard some good things about it and i downloaded the newest version. Does not work on the tour it wouldnt let me scroll side to side only up and downs and there was somewhat of a lag. I am downloading the version for 4.3 because i had downloaded the 4.7 version and i believe that may have been the problem. I will update if that fixed the problem.

 
 
Posted by Neotide87 Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009 802 days ago

This version installs flawlessly and loads multiple larger websites much faster and smoother than the BB Browser. Must get when it becomes official!

 
 
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